<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Good Day,<div><br></div><div>Further to my earlier e-mail regarding the horrifying potential impacts of Bill 23 destroying so much of what we have spent decades creating here in Waterloo Region, please find below information and invitations from 50x30 Waterloo Region. It’s great to see their leadership and I encourage you to sign up and attend virtually if you can.</div><div><br></div><div>Please share any thoughts or ideas.<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">Cheers,</span></div><div>Kevin.</div><div><br></div><div>-------------------------</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Barbara Schumacher <bschumac@uwaterloo.ca><br><b>Date:</b> November 3, 2022 at 5:13:26 PM GMT+3<br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Fw: Bill 23 meetings invitation</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<span class="x_x_ContentPasted0 x_x_elementToProof x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS"; font-weight:700; margin:0px; color:rgb(66,66,66)">What is Bill 23?</span></p>
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<span class="x_x_ContentPasted0 x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS"; font-weight:400; margin:0px; color:rgb(66,66,66)">On October 25, 2022, Bill 23 (the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022) was introduced in the provincial legislature. It is
part of the government's Housing Supply Action Plan released in March 2022 with the goal to build 1.5 million homes over the next 10 years. Bill 23 is an omnibus bill which overhauls development statutes, including the Planning Act, Development Charges Act,
Ontario Heritage Act, and Conservation Authorities Act.</span></p>
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<span class="x_x_ContentPasted0 x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS"; font-weight:700; margin:0px; color:rgb(66,66,66)">What is the rush?</span></p>
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<span class="x_x_ContentPasted0 x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS"; font-weight:400; margin:0px; color:rgb(66,66,66)">Planning lawyers and specialists across the province are digging into this complex legislation to understand its meaning and
impacts. But the government intends to push the bill through at a lightning pace. Introduced the day after municipal elections and before new councils are sworn in and oriented to their roles, the government will vote after second reading today and third
reading may be complete before the end of this week. This speed means we, citizens, need to power through to understand the information that the lawyers and subject experts are sharing now.</span></p>
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<span class="x_x_ContentPasted0 x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS"; font-weight:700; margin:0px; color:rgb(66,66,66)">Invitation to join a webinar</span></p>
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<span class="x_x_ContentPasted0 x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS"; font-weight:400; margin:0px; color:rgb(66,66,66)">Learn more about Bill 23 - implications for renters, housing affordability, energy cost and use, taxation, 15-minute communities,
prime farmland, risk of flooding, endangered species, sensitive ecosystems, nature-based solutions to climate change and more.</span></p>
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<span class="x_x_ContentPasted0 x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS"; font-weight:700; margin:0px; color:rgb(66,66,66)">Register</span><span class="x_x_ContentPasted0 x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS"; font-weight:400; margin:0px; color:rgb(66,66,66)"> to
join one or more of 3 virtual meetings that 50by30WR is offering province-wide:</span></p>
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<span class="x_x_ContentPasted0 x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family:Arial; font-size:11pt; font-weight:700; margin:0px; color:black">3 meetings for you to stay up-to-date on what Bill 23 means to organizations, municipalities, and people across the province,
as well as an opportunity to mobilize action.</span></p>
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<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/456163385967" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="0" class="x_x_ContentPasted0 x_ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:11pt; font-weight:400; margin:0px; color:rgb(17,85,204); text-decoration:underline">Wednesday,
Nov 2, 12:00 - 2:00 pm</span></a></p>
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<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/457036286837" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="1" class="x_x_ContentPasted0 x_ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:11pt; font-weight:400; margin:0px; color:rgb(17,85,204); text-decoration:underline">Friday,
Nov 4, 6:30 - 9:00 pm</span></a></p>
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Nov 8, 6:30 - 9:00 pm</span></a></p>
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<span class="x_x_ContentPasted0 x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family:Arial; font-weight:700; margin:0px; color:black">What do we hope you will do? <span class="x_x_Apple-converted-space x_x_ContentPasted0 x_ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px"> </span></span><span class="x_x_ContentPasted0 x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family:Arial; font-weight:400; margin:0px; color:black">Bring
your questions, concerns, expertise. Organizations will have an opportunity to share their ideas and plans for feedback and community action. </span></p>
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<span class="x_x_ContentPasted0 x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family:Arial; font-weight:700; margin:0px; color:black">Why is this issue important?</span></p>
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<span class="x_x_ContentPasted0 x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family:Arial; font-weight:400; margin:0px; color:black">Before the conservative party elected Doug Ford as leader, he held a secret meeting with developers promising to open up the Greenbelt. The
public uproar that ensued forced him to back down and promise to protect the Greenbelt. What is happening now is a betrayal of that promise. The changes that will result from this Bill 23 were not presented for debate during the provincial election and are
being pushed through now at a time when municipal leaders are newly elected and not in a position to respond. So, it is up to us to raise our voices:</span></p>
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<span class="x_x_ContentPasted0 x_ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px">to protect the growing numbers of working poor, </span></p>
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<span class="x_x_ContentPasted0 x_ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px">to demand truth and reconciliation for our indigenous neighbours </span></p>
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<span class="x_x_ContentPasted0 x_ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px">to give hope to young families and elders for stable affordable housing</span></p>
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<span class="x_x_ContentPasted0 x_ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px">to ensure productive farmland and food sovereignty</span></p>
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<span class="x_x_ContentPasted0 x_ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px">to create a safe livable future for our children </span></p>
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<span class="x_x_ContentPasted0 x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS"; font-weight:400; margin:0px; color:rgb(66,66,66)">With the failure of federal and provincial governments to act as if we are in a climate emergency, climate concerned citizens
across Ontario have worked hard to put climate action on campaign agendas during this municipal election and to support candidates who understand why urgent climate action is critical to addressing affordability, homelessness and mental health issues amongst
others. The work we have done must not be wiped out with this one complex omnibus bill that threatens to remove many of the powers of conservation authorities and municipal governments. And the limits and burdens on those who wish to appeal is anti-democratic.</span></p>
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<span class="x_x_ContentPasted0 x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS"; font-weight:400; margin:0px; color:rgb(66,66,66)">Please join us, bring others and share broadly through social media and your networks. </span></p>
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<span class="x_x_ContentPasted0 x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family:Arial; font-weight:400; margin:0px; color:black">Please sign up for our 50by30WR newsletter for more resources on Bill 23, a letter to send to your MPP and petitions to sign.</span></p>
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